Luis de Tequesta

Luis de Tequesta (1530-) was the founder of the Colony of Florida under New Spain, conquering the colony for Spain in 1550.

Biography
Luis de Tequesta was born in 1530 in Cuba, and in 1550 he was put in charge of an expedition of 5,100 troops and 5 ships. His fleet landed in present-day Cape Coral in the US state of Florida, and when he headed inland, he found a Vizcaynos village of Tequesta. He conquered the village and built a port at present-day Vero Beach, and the new colony of Florida budded with new colonists.